LEI Electronics 6 manual Section Working With MapCreate

Section 3:

Working With MapCreate

Easy Mode Quick Start Reference

If you're really in a hurry, this summary will tell you how to work MapCreate's easy mode, MapSelect. (If you haven't installed the program yet, see those instructions on page 13. Before you start, make sure your MMC card reader is installed and working, and you know the card reader's drive letter.)

How to select and save a pre-defined custom map

1.Insert an MMC or SD card in your card reader. Each pre-drawn map takes about 8 MB of space, so two maps will fit on a 16 MB card, four will fit on a 32 MB card, and so forth.

2.Begin by clicking the Windows START button and choosing MAPCREATE 6 from the menu. When the mode selection box appears, choose START

MAPSELECT.

3.The full map display appears. Red lines represent pre-drawn custom map borders. Move your mouse pointer over a map segment and it turns gray, showing it's selected. At the bottom of the screen, a selected map's Map Name and Map Size are both displayed, as well as disk space available.

4.Locate the area you want to create a map of. Move the mouse pointer over the area to highlight and select it, then click on the selected map.

5.MapSelect displays a message asking if you want to save the map to a particular drive. If the drive letter is correct for your MMC card reader, click YES and go to step 6. NOTE: If the drive letter is incorrect, click NO, then click the SAVE TO button on the tool bar to select the right drive letter, then click OK. Now, select and click on your desired map area. When the Save Map Message appears, click YES.

6.Wait while the program builds the map. A progress box shows the map building and saving process under way. Do not remove the MMC card from the reader until the completion message appears, telling you that it's safe to take out the card! After the completion message appears, click OK, remove the card from the reader and install it in your GPS unit. Click FILEEXIT to close MapSelect.

Final Notes: For a map of Hawaii or an area where line congestion makes it hard to select, you can move the map and zoom in or zoom out for easier viewing. Click the CENTER MAP button, then click near the area you want. Now repeatedly click the ZOOM IN button to enlarge the view. Click the SELECT MAP button, then proceed with step 4. To return to the original display, click the FULL MAP button.

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